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dc.contributor.authorNorth, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorHargreaves, David
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:11:48Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:11:48Z
dc.date.created2013-09-11T20:00:28Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.identifier.citationNorth, Adrian C. and Hargreaves, David J. 1999. Music and adolescent identity. Music Education Research. 1 (1): pp. 75-92.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44043
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1461380990010107
dc.description.abstract

This paper reports four studies which investigated the function of musical preference as an identifying 'badge' by which adolescents express their own selfconcepts and make judgements of others. Studies 1 and 2 indicated that older and younger adolescents, respectively, hold normative expectations about the values and characteristics of fans of particular musical styles. Study 3 showed that 13-14- and 18-19-year-olds hold normative expectations which influence their perception of thelikely social consequences (e.g. having fewer friends) of being a fan of particular musical styles. The final study investigated hypotheses generated by the results of Studies 1-3. It demonstrated a positive relationship between adolescents' musical preference, self-concept, self-esteem, and normative expectations of the 'typical' fans of musical styles. This study also indicated that adolescents favour people who like the same musical style as they do, without necessarily denigrating those who do not. In conjunction, these studies provide empirical support for the notion that musical preference actsas a 'badge of identity' during adolescence, which predicts several other aspects of lifestyle and attitude.

dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.titleMusic and adolescent identity
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume1
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage75
dcterms.source.endPage92
dcterms.source.issn1461-3808
dcterms.source.titleMusic Education Research
curtin.departmentof Technlogy
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